Jewish Congregations of
the City of London
and the East End of London
(London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
Updated 19 May 2008
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Many of the Jews in the East End were active in the Trade Union
Movement.
Among the Jewish unions was the Trousermakers' Union. Their banner was
in Yiddish with an English version on the obverse.
(Photographs courtesy of Harold Pollins) |
The
following congregations were within the CITY OF LONDON (the historic "One
Square Mile"),
generally close to the eastern boundary, and in
most instances (particularly in the later period) formed a single community
together with the Jews of the East End . |
- Artillery Lane Synagogue,
EC2
- The Beth Hamedrash,
EC3 (later elsewhere in London)
- Bevis Marks
Synagogue(3)*, EC3
- Cutler Street "Polish" Synagogue,
E1
- Creechurch Lane Synagogue(3), EC3
- Great
Synagogue, Dukes Place(2)(3), EC3
- Gun Yard "Polish" Synagogue
◊, EC3
- Hambro' Synagogue(1)(3), Fenchurch Street, EC3
(later moved to East End)
- New Synagogue(3), Leadenhall
Street, EC3 and Great St. Helens, EC3 (later moved to Stamford Hill)
(Note: The Rosemary Lane
Congregation, although close to the boundary of the City, was
probably outside it.)
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The following Congregations comprised the Jewish
Community of the
EAST END OF LONDON,
all situated within the boundaries of the
present
LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS.
All but four of these synagogues have
now closed and several were bombed during the London Blitz.
List of Synagogue Marriage Registers
held at Tower Hamlets Register Office.
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* Active Congregation.
◊ A congregation that subsequently changed
its name or merged into another congregation.
(1)
Congregation pages with
searchable databases.
(2)
Congregation pages with browsable lists.
(3)
Congregation pages with articles, photographs and other
contributed.
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Click
below to view London Congregations arranged as follows
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For a Street
Directory of congregations in the City and East End of London
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Click Here
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For a Street
Directory of congregations in Stamford Hill and neighbourhood
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Click Here
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For
London congregations (other than City & East End)
(listed alphabetically) -
Click Here
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For these and
other congregations listed by Affiliation to Synagogue
Organisations -
Click Here
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For congregations
in Greater London listed according to London Borough and
Locality - Click Here
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For congregations
you cannot find in the above lists, see the list of Alternative Names -
Click Here
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East End Information
Jewish
Property and Heritage & Places of Local Interest
Bibliography, Local Research Libraries and Other Sources
London
Cemetery Information
Useful Links
Jewish East End of London - Photographs and Commentary -
London's East End Synagogues - London's East End Jewish
cemeteries and more
Jewish East End Celebration Society
(JEECS)
whose purposes include,
among others, the focusing of attention on Jewish life and culture in the
East End of London; disseminating information about the Jewish East End;
re-establishing roots and interest in the Jewish East End; and preserving
and documenting past Jewish life. Publishes the Cable magazine.
Poor Jews Temporary Shelter - A database of approx 43,000 Jews who
stayed at the Shelter in
Leman Street,
London during the period 1896-1914
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Websites.
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